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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving


Spelling Word: engrave
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v. make rich; richen; improve


Spelling Word: enrich
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v. insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist


Spelling Word: enroll
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v. get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to


Spelling Word: evade
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v. unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out


Spelling Word: excavate
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v. cause to be interested or curious; captivate


Spelling Word: fascinate
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a. difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details


Spelling Word: fastidious
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v. anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens


Spelling Word: foresee
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n. small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand


Spelling Word: gravel
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v. stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force


Spelling Word: hijack